John Tavares out ‘week to week’ for Islanders with leg injury

The New York Islanders trail the Boston Bruins by four points in the race for the last wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. It’s not an insurmountable deficit numerically, but theoretically it might as well be 40 points now, as the Islanders are going to have to do this without star captain John Tavares.

If that’s the case, then the Islanders’ season is probably done, too. Tavares has been outstanding as usual for them with 28 goals and 38 assists in 77 games, despite some linemate chemistry issues early in the season. He had 14 points in 16 games in March.

Hey, at least Tavares will have some extra time to think about what to do as he contract nears its conclusion. The bad news for the Islanders? Tavares will have some extra time to think about what to do as he contract nears its conclusion.

UPDATE: Here’s some salt in the wound for the Barclays bashers:

Clutterbuck said looked like Tavares caught skate in bad-ice rut at Barclays. Injury because ice was inevitable; this worst-case scenario.